Behaviour
You are being nudged
State-sponsored psychological manipulation is becoming ubiquitous
There is nothing wrong with rules
People can put down their phones for the duration of concert
All politics is existential now
NatCon DC was a reminder of the urgency of our political moment
Losing the battle, losing the war
The most pernicious effect of aligning art with political activism is that the distinction between the two is lost
Pro-parent policies can raise birth rates
Practical change can help people to have as many children as they want
Don’t judge a play by its label
The instinct towards appeasing “sensitivity” would stifle the creative impulse
Cancellation of a Brazilian artist
Dissenting opinions on transgenderism can inspire attempts to erase careers
Bedazzling
Nigel Farage takes centre stage and everyone else is sidelined
Harriet Pester: Bookworld PR
Alas, not everything is plain sailing in the world of book-trade PR
Against literary celebriphilia
We need interesting authors, not “big names”
The ghosts of Tory past
The Conservatives are haunted by the spirits of the last two decades
Could Trump be a world leader?
His sense of his own importance might not be suited to isolationism